social network
noun
1
: a network of individuals (such as friends, acquaintances, and coworkers) connected by interpersonal relationships
2
: an online service or site through which people create and maintain interpersonal relationships
And millions of people have become comfortable using smart-phones to share information about themselves, via mobile apps that access social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.—
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Facebook’s content-moderation calls often leave people struggling to figure out what’s off limits, but for most of Thursday a Kansas newsroom had no trouble discerning what Meta’s flagship social network found unacceptable: the entirety of its work.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2024
As of now, the platform predominantly attracts right-wing diehards, which severely limits its growth potential at a time when even the biggest social networks are struggling.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Because the artistic sphere is both a social network and an industry, retirement-age people who travel for art are both former insiders and hobbyists.
—Nora Zelevansky, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2024
Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of Russian state propaganda network RT, approvingly posted a video on the Russian social network VK that appeared to show a suspect in the Crocus City attack quaking while being questioned by interrogators.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
The cases will determine whether state governments or tech companies have the power to set the rules for what posts can appear on popular social networks.
—Ann E. Marimow, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
Meme stocks are companies that garner attention through social exchanges across communication platforms like social networks.
—Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The law also requires these social networks to give parents in the state access to posts, messages, and responses.
—Tanay Howard, Parents, 13 Mar. 2024
An outpouring of messages of condolences from musicians, cultural institutions, filmmakers, journalists, actors and personalities of the music and film industry in Mexico flooded social networks during the early hours of Friday, when news of her passing broke.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024
Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2024
As of now, the platform predominantly attracts right-wing diehards, which severely limits its growth potential at a time when even the biggest social networks are struggling.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Because the artistic sphere is both a social network and an industry, retirement-age people who travel for art are both former insiders and hobbyists.
—Nora Zelevansky, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2024
Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of Russian state propaganda network RT, approvingly posted a video on the Russian social network VK that appeared to show a suspect in the Crocus City attack quaking while being questioned by interrogators.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
The cases will determine whether state governments or tech companies have the power to set the rules for what posts can appear on popular social networks.
—Ann E. Marimow, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
Meme stocks are companies that garner attention through social exchanges across communication platforms like social networks.
—Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The law also requires these social networks to give parents in the state access to posts, messages, and responses.
—Tanay Howard, Parents, 13 Mar. 2024
An outpouring of messages of condolences from musicians, cultural institutions, filmmakers, journalists, actors and personalities of the music and film industry in Mexico flooded social networks during the early hours of Friday, when news of her passing broke.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Social network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20network. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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